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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Susan Clark" <su_susan@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: susan_clark@zwallet.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:09:31 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs Susan Clark (U.K).
DEAR SIR,
I AM MRS.SUSAN CLARK.THE CHIEF CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANKER OF
A BANK IN U.K. I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN WHAT AM
ABOUT TO TELL YOU. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT.
I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION. A LEADING BUSINESS MAN AND
STATEMAN OF A FAR EASTERN COUNTRY UNTIL HIS DEATH RECENTLY,
BANKED AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$8M
(EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A FIXED DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT. WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE
CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE
BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE GIVEN TO A NOMINATED
CHARITY IN UNITED KINGDOM.
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU REGARDING TO THIS FUNDS.
THANKS,
BEST REGARDS,
MRS.SUSAN CLARK.
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